Percent composition of a compound
Grade 10 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Water (H₂O) has 2 H atoms at 1.01 g/mol each, and its molar mass is 18.02 g/mol. What percent of its mass is hydrogen, to 0.1%, Ari?
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) has 2 O atoms at 16 g/mol each, and its molar mass is 44.01 g/mol. What percent of its mass is oxygen, to 0.1%, Bo?
Baking soda (NaHCO₃) has 3 O atoms at 16 g/mol each, and its molar mass is 84.01 g/mol. What percent of its mass is oxygen, to 0.1%, Kira?
The percent bar for carbon dioxide (CO₂) shows carbon at 27.3%. What share is oxygen, Luz?
- 27.3%
- 66.7%
- 72.7%
Table salt's percent bar shows sodium at 39.3%. What share is chlorine, Milo?
- 39.3%
- 60.7%
- 50%
Water is 11.2% hydrogen by mass. What does that mean, Noah?
- Large samples alone are 11.2% hydrogen
- 11.2 out of each 100 atoms in water are hydrogen atoms
- Each 100 g of water holds 11.2 g of hydrogen
In water, hydrogen is 2 of the 3 atoms. Why is it just 11.2% of the mass, Ren?
- Each H atom is far lighter than the O atom
- Because hydrogen is lost when water is weighed
- Because 2 of 3 atoms works out to 11.2%
Which setup gives the percent hydrogen in water, Tala?
- (1.01 g ÷ 18.02 g) × 100
- (2.02 g ÷ 18.02 g) × 100
- (18.02 g ÷ 2.02 g) × 100
Which setup gives the percent carbon in carbon dioxide, Zee?
- (12.01 g ÷ 32.00 g) × 100
- (44.01 g ÷ 12.01 g) × 100
- (12.01 g ÷ 44.01 g) × 100
Which setup gives the percent oxygen in baking soda (NaHCO₃), Esme?
- (48.00 g ÷ 84.01 g) × 100
- (84.01 g ÷ 48.00 g) × 100
- (16.00 g ÷ 84.01 g) × 100

